Go Navy

[Jim]

For all the old Sailors out there.
STRATEGIC PERFECTION ...


The U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides) as a combat
vessel carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers
and
men. This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at sea.
She carried no evaporators (fresh water distillers).

However, let it be noted that according to her log, "On
July 27, 1798, the U.S.S. Constitution sailed from Boston
with a full complement of 475 officers and men, 48,600
gallons of fresh water, 7,400 cannon shot, 11,600
pounds of black powder and 79,400 gallons of rum."

Her mission:
"To destroy and harass English shipping."

Making Jamaica on 6 October, she took on 826 pounds of flour and 68,300
gallons of rum.

Then she headed for the Azores, arriving there 12 November. She provisioned
with 550 pounds of beef and 64,300 gallons of Portuguese wine.

On 18 November, she set sail for England.

In the ensuing days she defeated five British men-of-war
and captured and scuttled 12 English merchantmen,
salvaging only the rum aboard each.

By 26 January, her powder and shot were exhausted.
Nevertheless, and though unarmed, she made a night
raid up the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Her landing party
captured a whiskey distillery and transferred 40,000 gallons of single malt
Scotch aboard by dawn.

Then she headed home.

The U.S.S. Constitution arrived in Boston on 20 February 1799, with no
cannon
shot, no food, no powder, NO rum, NO wine, NO whiskey and 38,600 gallons of
stagnant water.

GO NAVY!

[Garfield]

I'm sure that was one hell of a party 

[Sludge]

LOL that sounds about right 

[Bama Red]

I guess the 10,000 gallons of water that was used served as a chaser for all that single malt!!!

[Mr.BubblesVRCCDS0008]

They say that an army runs on it stomach. Well having been a squid myself it is easy for me to see what the Navy runs on. I know I did my share from 1972-1976.

[RDKLL]

Let's have a party.....oh yeah and f--- the Englih

We had beer...but we had to have been out to sea for a number of days. I only had 2 beer days in my time.....but I remember those beers to this day.


Go Navy!

[Walküre]

We had beer...but we had to have been out to sea for a number of days.

Go Navy!

Wow, you had beer? When were you in? I was in from '73 to '79. All we had on board were those little tiny bottles of brandy, for when we replenished at sea, in 0 degree weather or colder. Anyone above decks got a bottle, maybe it was two.

I was in REALLY good with all the Mormon's and a particular cook on board, and the Mormon's would give me and the cook, all their brandy, and we'd make sure they had all the hot drinks they could handle.

EM3 Phillips

[Hoser]

I got a Captains mast for sneaking whiskey aboard the Lexington in Pensacola in 1967!  Don't seem fair!     Hoser

[Walküre]

I got a Captains mast for sneaking whiskey aboard the Lexington in Pensacola in 1967!  Don't seem fair!     Hoser

Oh, WE would have gotten a Capt'n's Mast, also. We were forbidden to bring it on board. The brandy was locked up with the small arms, if I recall.

We did have a hillbilly that made potato vodka, down in the engine room, though...



USS Stein - DE-1065, but overnight, became FF-1065

[Sludge]

I flew a case of Miller Pony's onboard the USS Nassau in my CH-46 once.  Wrapped them in bubble wrap and put them in a stub wing compartment.  Once aboard ship, I found a nice little ventilation shaft to stow them in until needed 

Mid-cruise I broke em out and put them on ice and had a birthday party for my helo on the forward bone.  Serving all the pilots, mechs etc that I liked.  The plane was 20 years old then.  Her birthday was 9-9-69.  The party was on 9-9-89.  We gave Davy Jones all the empty bottles  

I also brought my own 9mm S&W 5906 pistol and hydrashock ammo along too.  cursed if I was going to fly un-armed into Lebanon AGAIN without so much as a rock to throw at the bad guys.  I didnt mind going into harms way, but f00k the State Department.  I wasnt doing it a second time without being armed.  If things got so far as to need a pistol... it was bad and I didnt want to sell my life as cheaply as some politicians/appointees would like.